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Successful pregnancy in a woman with acromegaly treated with somatostatin analog (octreotide) prior to surgical resection
Author(s) -
Mozas J,
Ocón E,
López de la Torre M,
Suárez A.M,
Miranda J.A,
Herruzo A.J
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(98)00221-5
Subject(s) - medicine , octreotide , acromegaly , resection , somatostatin , somatostatin analogue , pregnancy , surgical resection , pituitary tumors , surgery , hormone , growth hormone , biology , genetics
A 27‐year‐old woman with a GH‐secreting pituitary macroadenoma was treated with continuous s.c. infusion of octreotide prior to surgical resection. Subsequently, she was found to be 6 months pregnant. Fetal echographs were normal, the newborn had no malformation, and postnatal development was normal.